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The 2001 '''SummerSlam''' was a [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network events|event]] produced by the [[World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF, now WWE). It was the 14th annual [[SummerSlam]] and took place on August 19, 2001, at the [[Compaq Center at San Jose]] in [[San Jose, California]]. It was the last SummerSlam promoted under the WWF name, as the promotion was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in May 2002. It was also the last SummerSlam held before the introduction of the [[WWE brand extension|brand extension]] in March 2002. |
The 2001 '''SummerSlam''' was a [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) [[List of WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network events|event]] produced by the [[World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF, now WWE). It was the 14th annual [[SummerSlam]] and took place on August 19, 2001, at the [[Compaq Center at San Jose]] in [[San Jose, California]]. It was the last SummerSlam promoted under the WWF name, as the promotion was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in May 2002. It was also the last SummerSlam held before the introduction of the [[WWE brand extension|brand extension]] in March 2002. |
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In the [[main event]], [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] defeated [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] for the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW Championship]], after executing a [[Powerslam#Side slam|Rock Bottom]]. The other two main matches on the [[Card (sports)|card]] were [["Stone Cold" Steve Austin|Steve Austin]] versus [[Kurt Angle]] for the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]], which Angle won, after Austin was [[Disqualification (professional wrestling)|disqualified]] for attacking [[referee]]s, and [[Rob Van Dam]] defeated [[Jeff Hardy]] in a [[ladder match]] for the [[WWE Hardcore Championship|WWF Hardcore Championship]]. The other main match on the undercard was the [[Professional wrestling match types#Winner Takes All match|Winners Take All]] [[Steel Cage match]] between [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW Tag Team Champions]] [[The Brothers of Destruction|Undertaker and Kane]] and [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF Tag Team Champions]] [[Diamond Dallas Page]] and [[Chris Kanyon|Kanyon]], which Undertaker and Kane won, after Undertaker executed the [[Powerbomb#Elevated Powerbomb|Last Ride]] and pinned Page to win both titles. |
In the [[main event]], [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] defeated [[Booker T (wrestler)|Booker T]] for the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship|WCW Championship]], after executing a [[Powerslam#Side slam|Rock Bottom]]. The other two main matches on the [[Card (sports)|card]] were [["Stone Cold" Steve Austin|Steve Austin]] versus [[Kurt Angle]] for the [[WWE Championship|WWF Championship]], which Angle won, after Austin was [[Disqualification (professional wrestling)|disqualified]] for attacking [[referee]]s, and [[Rob Van Dam]] defeated [[Jeff Hardy]] in a [[ladder match]] for the [[WWE Hardcore Championship|WWF Hardcore Championship]]. The other main match on the undercard was the [[Professional wrestling match types#Winner Takes All match|Winners Take All]] [[Steel Cage match]] between [[WCW World Tag Team Championship|WCW Tag Team Champions]] [[The Brothers of Destruction]] ([[The Undertaker]] and [[Kane (wrestler)|Kane]]) and [[World Tag Team Championship (WWE)|WWF Tag Team Champions]] [[Diamond Dallas Page]] and [[Chris Kanyon|Kanyon]], which The Undertaker and Kane won, after The Undertaker executed the [[Powerbomb#Elevated Powerbomb|Last Ride]] and pinned Page to win both titles. |
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==Production== |
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